The music video for this song was the first video Metallica had ever recorded.

The video includes clips from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which was
based on the book by Dalton
Trumbo, who also directed the movie in 1971.
The movie (and the song, to a point) is about a soldier who stepped on a
landmine in World War I and
his
arms and legs were blown off. Metallica actually
purchased the rights to this film so they could use it in the video.

The song is about generally being cut off from the world. Much like Enter Sandman, Master Of Puppets,
and Nothing Else Matters,
it is a live show staple. You will almost never see a live Metallica show
without
this song being played.

This song is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III and is the final song in career mode.

Included in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica and can be exported to GH: Warriors Of Rock, a different version/chart than the version that appears in Guitar Hero III.

December 5th, 2011 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore - Apocalyptica played with Metallica, playing the first half of the song with James
singing without his guitar, then Metallica's electrical instruments kicked in and played the second half with Apocalyptica continuing as well.